EDITED: 20th March 2019.

Diavolo.

Just as I sat on the couch with my head in hands, I heard a scream echo from upstairs. Immediately recognizing it as Brooklyn's voice, I rush to the stairs patting my pocket to reach for my gun.

Bolting through the door of her room, I see her sitting beside the bed looking horrified and shocked. Tears were streaming down her beautiful face and it made my heart physically hurt seeing them.

Squatting in front of her, I cup her face and wipe her tears,

"What happened, love?" I ask her as softly as I can, trying to keep my impatientness at bay.

She shakily points towards the bed, where I just now noticed was a box. Standing up, I look into it before my anger spikes up.

I read the sticky note and I was sure the veins in my neck and forehead were prominent by now.

I pull her into my arms and call one of my men to investigate the box and find out who could have possibly entered through my highly secured house though I already had an idea about who it was.

And at that thought, my arms around Brooklyn tighten just a little.

--- I had finally somehow gotten Brooklyn to sleep. She was so shaken up by what happened and kept crying. I honestly wasn't so moved since seeing heads and dead bodies was a normal routine for me but I could understand how she felt. I had felt that once upon a time.

But it still broke my heart every time I saw her break down right in front of me knowing I couldn't do anything about it except comfort her.

I placed a light kiss on her forehead and quietly slipped out of the room taking my phone out and dialing Antonio's number.

"Aye, bro. Long time no call?"

"Sorry, man. I have been busy with a few things. I need your help though."

"Ahh, your woman keeping you busy huh. But what help?"

"There was a fucking decapitated head in my girl's room. Neatly wrapped like a present and shit. I need you to help me track who might have sent it."

"Shit, bro. That's messed up. But come over to my place tomorrow. We will discuss it over dinner. This way I will officially meet your Brooklyn too."

"Okay. Thanks, man."

"Don't mention it, dude. You owe me one now."

---

I feel something shifting in my arms and I just groan pulling the soft body further into mine. Brooklyn continues to wriggle around so I finally open my eyes and look into her's.

"Why are you moving so much during early morning, baby. Go back to bed." I mumble and bury my face in her neck.

"I need to pee and it's not even early morning. It's like 1 in the afternoon. Get up!"

She shifts some more and I let her go reluctantly. Once out of my arms, she dashes for the bathroom and shuts the door. After a minute, I hear a relieved sigh coming through it and chuckle.

Stretching my sore limbs, I too get up from the bed and knock on the bathroom.

"I need to shower, Brook. Pee faster." I say and hear a nervous chuckle come from her.

"About that..you will have to wait."

"And why is that?"

"Cause I already started the bath for myself." She says and I groan loudly.

Guess I will have to use the guest washroom today.

---

"After breakfast, get ready. We are going to my friend's house." I say to Brooklyn, who is sitting opposite me munching on her toast like an adorable puppy.

As soon as I say that though, she starts coughing rapidly. I hurriedly pat her back and she nods, still coughing.

"You okay?" I ask her.

"Yeah..just a little surprised? But other than that, just peachy." She says and I nod, suspiciously.

"Are you okay today?" I ask, my words not directed towards her coughing fest but having a deeper meaning.

Her face suddenly falls making me feel guilty for even bringing the topic up.

"Yeah. I am fine." She says and finishes her toast in one bite. Grabbing her plate and placing it in the dishwasher, she says nothing more instead just walks out the kitchen.

I groaned mentally, why did I have to bring that up.

---

I ring the bell, my other arm around Brooklyn's waist rubbing circles which I just hope calmed her nerves. She was nervous as hell, for what, I don't know. It's just plain, old Antonio.

And when I asked her the reason of her fidgeting, she simply replied with:

"It's the first time I am meeting some close friend of yours. I am allowed to be nervous."

I had chuckled at that, God this woman was something.

His Butler, Leo, opened the door and smiled at me warmly.

"My son, how are you?" He asked, ushering me and Brook inside. I could see his glance lingering on her curiously but he didn't question me.

Leo is like a father figure to me, he has practically seen me grow up into who I am now as he has been Antonio's family's butler for 40 years.

"I am great, ole' man. How are you and Jenna?" I asked back and I could almost feel the surprise radiating from Brook seeing me talk softly to Leo.

Jenna was Leo's wife of 38 years, she too is a motherly figure to me.

"Ahh, we are great and who might this young lady be?" He says and gestures towards Brooklyn who blushes crimson. How cute.

Never thought I would ever use that word.

"She's my--

"Oh, you're here. What's up asshole?" I hear Antonio's voice before I see him at the top of the stairs looking like a monkey.

He comes down and gives me a bro hug making me awkwardly hug him back. The only person I would always willingly hug is Brooklyn and Brooklyn only.

"I am go--

"You know what? I don't care. Leo, can you please ask the maids to set the table and also call Sie down. Thanks." He says like the rude fucker he is and drags me to the hall. Or at least attempts to because I don't even move an inch from my position.

"You stone wall, can you please grace my living room with your presence? That better?" He says dramatically gesturing towards the direction and I chuckle. Fucking Drama-queen.

"Alright. But first meet Brooklyn, my girlfriend." I introduce wrapping my arms around her ignoring her shocked face.

She quickly recovers though, smiling and shaking Antonio's hand politely.

He too smiles, grinning like an idiot while swiping his gaze at us and as soon as he opens his mouth no doubt to say something stupid I cut him off,

"Okay, let's go."

---

"So, what actually happ--

Antonio starts as soon as we sit on the couches but before he could continue I hear footsteps coming down the stairs and then someone speaks.

"Hello." A timid voice says from the staircase.

My gaze shifts towards it, only for me to get the biggest shock of my life.

I don't even notice the shock on Brooklyn's face as I am far too surprised myself to see the person I thought disappeared years ago.

"Sierra?!"

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